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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
IN IOWA.
Four Tickets in the field Governor and
Other officers 10 be Elected Returns.

-Four Tickets in the Field Governor and
Other officers TO be Elected Returns.
DIS NorsEs, Nov. 8.-Goveruor Lara
bee and T. j. Anderson head the oppos-
ing tickets IN to-day's election. A lieu
tenant-gcvernor, aperintepdent of pub
lie instruction. and supreme court Judge
wiH also be elected. The union labor
and prohibition issue cuts considerable
of figure in the election, and the rep
resentatiyes of the liberal interests have
been working with might and
main TO demonstrate By the election
th.t the tide IN faTor Of the prohibition
ists has turned. The meetings of both
parties have been uniformly large, al
though the vote will 70: be as large as
usual IN consequence of the falling of of
the regi.tration. In 1885 the republicans
elected their governor by 6,974 plurality,
while last year the plurality for the re-
publican secretary of state was I4.7I2.
DIS AoIsKs, Nov. 8.-The polls close
very late in Iowa Many ars not closed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
DROWNED BY HUNDREDS.
Terrible Effects of a Typhoon in the CT

Terrible Effects of TyphoOn in the China
Seas.
Mail adyices per steamer City of New
York, arriving at San Francisco from
Hong Kong, state that typhoon which
ragged on the night of September II,
struck the island of Hoi Ling With its
full force. The total number of lives
sacrificed ia difficult to ascertain, but the
general opinion is that some 100 or 200
persons were drowned on the islands. At
Cnlk Lung, some ten miles distant from
Ye-Ung Kong, thirty-two lives were lost
and three passage- boats sunk. The is
land of Hoi Ling contains some 10000
inhabitants.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

The Interstate railroad commissioners
have assumed the offensive and put the
qesstion point blank to the railroad man
ayers of the country as to whether they
are in any case violating the long and
short haul clause. This may or may not
mean that the law is being generally or
served, but the probability is that it /.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Tried 10 Mrnck a Trnin

A vLLIANoUs attempt was made Thurs
day morning to wreck the Jacksonville
Southeastern railway construction train
conveying men and material to a point
FIVE miles below Walnut Hill, where the
track is being laid on the extension to
Drivers Station. Ties were placed under
and over the rails on sharp curve. 1t
was just coming daylight when the train
reached the point, but the brakeman dis
covered the obstruction and the train was
stopped within few yards of it. Over
one hundred men were on the train, and
Contractor Collins says that if they had
beet running fifteen miles an hour, in.
stead of five, wreck would have taken
place in which many OF his men would
have been killed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Buffalo.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Nov. 8.-The weather
here is very favorable for the election.
The sun shoue bright and clear most of
the morning and the tenn perature is mild.
The voting is progressing quietly and the
prospects are that large vote will be
polled. Tabor, democrat, for attorney
general, is running ahead of his ticket,
and very large vote is being cast for
Carmichael, republican,. for state treasur-
ar
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

Mine prOspectors in Arizona are, gen
orally speaking, a rather unscrupulous lot.
An amusing instance in their lack of
principle is related by the Denver Re-
publican at the expense of Diamond
Joe' Reynolds, well Emo xn mine owner
in the west. Joe was offered a gold mine
near Prescott which was well developed
by shaft and drift, showing a continuous
body of ore that ran under stamps over
$40 ton. The price was S75, 900, and, as
the ore in signt showed no risk in the
purchase at that price, he gave it some
consideration. He sent an expert to ex-
anime it, who made careful sample of
the entire vein of ore, which assayed only
81 per ton. This was a sumner to the
two owners of the mine who desired to
sell, while it pleased the third owner, who
professed TO be opposed to giving away"
the mine at so low a price. The two
owners declared that their unsatisGed
partner had fxsd the samples so
that they would run low, and offered
Diamond Joe the chance to GO 10
the mine and run all the ore through
the mill that he desired. They would not
go near it, nor allow their partner to go
there, and if the ore ran $40 under stamp
he was to take it at $75,OO0 The promo
sition was accepted and a mill man Sc
lected who run twenty tors of oar, clean
ing up little over $41 per ton. This
was satisfactory, and the money was paid.
The mill man who ran the twenty tons
then disappeared, and Diamond Joe was
obliged to get new one. The new man,
though skilful, could not get 81 per ton
out OF the ore. Then careful examine
tion followed, aud it was discovered that
there was no ore in the mine that would
run over 81 per ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

As observaat Pittsburger says: IF you
want to tell voman's temper watch her
eyeIids. You can read e man the same
vay, but not so readily. A woman with
fiery temper viii move her syeiids With
snap, and that snap betrays her. Anoth-
er Who is easy going and hard 10 arouse
moves her eyeiids iaDguidiy. One with
a quick brain and temper, furious when
aroused, Just winks steadily. but neither
quickly nor slowly until engaged in inter-
esting conversation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
A Rich Strike.

The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
Company struck the great Baltimore vein
of coal, in South Wilkesbarre, Pa, nearly
eleven hundred feet below the surface,
the deepest shaft in Pennsylvania. The
vein is between eighteen and twenty feet
thick. This lucky find, for which the
company spent years and nearly 100000
will net them fully S3,000,000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Result OF the Vote in Brooklyn

BROOKLYN, Nov. 8.-The entire demo
cratic city ticket with the exception pos
sibly of one of TIE judges is elected.
The shrievalty on the Kings county ticket
is in doubt, with chances favoring repub-
lic2us.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 8.-Sixty, three dis
tricts give Grant $500, Cook 1924,
George 1926, Hunting 1876, Hall 1874.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Burned in Their Bed.

There is great excitement at the little
town of msdina, Ohio, some thirty miles
from Cleveland, over the fiendish murder
of two imbecile women by the wife of q
farmer named Gillett. The woman en-
tered their room while they were asleep,
covered the floor with dried leaves.
poured coal oil over the leaves and set
fire to the room. Neighbors extin-
guished the fire before the
house was destroyed, but the two wo-
men were dead. They evidently died in
great agony. The murderess was Gil
lett's second wife. The dead women were
his daughters by former wife, and both
were imbeciles. Mrs. Gillett is under ar
rest and has confessed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Mice in His Pocket.
ST Pnlll EIoha

Everybody has heard Daniel Webster 5
story of the New Hamshire parson who
put on pair of pants in which the wasps
had built a nest, and did not make the
discovery until he was in the pulpit He
had just announced the beginning of the
text, "The Spirit of the Lord is in my
month when the peskyslittle fellows
got in their work, and the sentence was
concluded with the exclamation, "aud the
devil is in my breechesw
St. Paul Clergyman found himself
in nearly as embarrassing a position
as the New hampshire parson when last
Sunday he appeared in the pulpit wear
ing pair of fall trousers which had been
hanging in the wardrobe during the long
summer vacation. The wesps had not
found him out, but motherly old mouse
had. She h ad spread nice, warm couc b
of sealskin plucking in the light-hand
pocket of the trousers, into which an
even half-dozen of oae-day old micelets
had bean tucked away. 1t is a favorite
gesture of the clergyman inquesticn when
about to approach climax in the SER
mon to trust his right hand in his trouser
pocket and elevate the left with the fore
finger extended.
that Elijah's translation was the theme.
The good prophet had been followed by
the eloqueHt preacher until the climax of
the ascension in u chariot of fire had been
reached, when the clergyman thrust his
right hand into his trouser pocket. The
audience, who had been hanging on
the burning words of the orator
were no little startled by the sud
den collapse of the uplifted left hand,
the index finger OF which was in the act
of pointing to the gates that were being
lifted up to let the prophet in. The ex-
preston of momentary pang shot
across the preachers face as with CON
vulsive jerk the other hand was brought
up from the pocket. A glance at its CON
tents, a quick squeezing together OF the
hand light thud of something dropping
behind the pulpit, an amused smile on the
face for second, and thon the glowing
theme was resumed. Only those who sat
on the front row in the amen corner
heard what the preacher said when he
discovered the mice in his hand. "WelJ,
III be doggoned!" was sufficient.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

Gov. OeLEsBY says ne has not received
over half dozen threatening communi-
cations from the anarchists and that they
have given him no alarm.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

The Mortimer apartment house of
Minneapolis, not quite completed, with
three residences adjoining, was burned
Monday morning. The fire is supposed
10 be of incendiary origin. The loss is
100000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

GovEEsoG GoRDoN: At ApPoma.tox,
on the night of the 9th of April, when
the air was still murky with the smoke OF
war, before we had been paroled. sat on
my horse, aud gathering around me the
remnants of my shattered army 1 began
to preach the reunion of my country. L
defy any man to put finger upon one
word which has escaped my lips since
that time inconsistent with the declara-
tion. God knows We have suffered enough
by war. We do not want any more of 1t,
but have sometimes thought that L
would : @ willing TO see one more war that
we might march under the stars and
stripes, shoulder to shoulder, against
common foe. If could call the lightning
down tonight I wenld blast forever this
horrible feeling of sectional hate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

Nh. PowDKRL1 is quoted as declaring
that he docs not look for any serious la
bor difficulties during the present year"
and does not think there will be any
great strikes. IF any difficulty arises it
will be settled by arbitration" he says;
lit is the easiest way out of difficulty"
II Mr.. Powderly were as successful in
managing his order outside the hall of
convention as he is In compelling the
delegates TO his will in secret assembly,
this would be very encouraging. 1t can
not be forgotten, however, that Mr.. Pow
derly has continually expressed himself
as opposed to strikes and as detesting
the boycott, while these methods of coer-
cion have been constantly used in the
name of his organization with disastrous
effects upon industry. It is true, as he
mentions, that an incentive to strikes
has been removed by the abolition of
what is known as the assistance fund.-
and that striking sections of the order
will 10 longer be encouraged by the
thought that they have the general
treasury at their back. This, however,
has already proved to be more delusive
than real, and it is to be feared that the
prospect of providing their own fusds
will not act as a strongly deterrent force
upon intending strikers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

ANOTHER vice presidential boom On
the horizon. Gen. John C. Black, COM
missioner of pensions, left Washington
yesterday on tour to inspect the sol
diers' homes in the west. He is accom-
panied by Gen. Franklin, Gen. Negley,
Gen. Mcmahon, Gen. I. W. Hyde, Gov.
Martin, of Kansas, ex Senator Seweil, Col.
Harris, of Ohio, and Capt. Mitchell, of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
ANAGCHAv,TED CAsEOF 1--WE,

The republican party OF Wisconsin has
many great big loads of Gin to answer
for. But probably no one thing will
cause 80 much trouble as to account for
its conduct in foisting on innocent peo-
pie the stuff it has labeled Statement
Here il an utterance from one of them
man it kept in Office upwards of twenty
years, five years of which he was lieuten-
antgoveruor:
'TTe held the office of lieutenant gov
ornor for five years, and announced pub
lioly over n year previous TO the conVen-
tiOn, which nominated our successor,
that lre did not da-.ta denomination,
and it was know. ~ Ou5' personal friends
for II much longer time even that are did
not wish to b9 continued in office.
Both Senator Sawyer and Spooner
have Tor years been oar per
sonai friends, and are the same to-
day, and neither Of them took any active
part in pulling wires for our first or sec
ond nomination, or used their influence
To prevent our denomination for Il third
term. Had are desired Il longer term, ace
have every reason to know that 1Ce could
have had it, including assurances from
thu candidates onteringthe convention to
contest for the honor of their hearty sup
port if tce desired it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
rrrH or THE PRESS.

Birmingham Age: Wrap-Up His Tail
ia the name of Montana red person
now attempting TO disturb the United
St&tes.
Omaha Herald: The Rev. Blake, of
Chicago, ,sants the seven anarchists
pardoucd Mr.. Blake should serve on a
police force for while.
Columbus journal; The Henry George
movement resembles that of the Water
bury watch. You must wind it mp con.
tinually to keep it going.
San Francisco Alta: The editor of n
mining camp newspaper closes the an
nouucement of his marriage in this way
I'VE are no longer we we are us"-and
company, We hope,
Chicago Sunday National: Now, Mary
Ann" said the teacher, addressing the
foremost OF the class in my thology, "who
was it supported the world on his
shoulders" "Ib was Atlas. ma'am."
"And who supported AuasG" "The book
doesn't say, but | guess his wife sup.
ported him"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Seven Tickets in the FIeld-Returns
New York.

New YORK, Nov. 8.-There are seven
tickets in this state, respectively Rspub-
lican, Democratic, United Labor, Pro
gressiye Labor, Prohibition and Green
back. The offices to be filled are those
of secretary of state, comptroller, treasur-
er, attorney general and engineer. Fred
D. Grant heads the republican ticket for
secretary of state, Frederick Cook that
of the democrats, and Henry George that
of the united labor. These three parties
especially have made red hot campaign
and the candidacy of Grant has exertsd
much of the magic of his fathers name.
large number OF arrests have been
made for illegal voting, but no trouble
has yet occurred. The fight over the
district attorneyship is overshadowing
every other question, and both sides are
confident. Georges vote in the city is
smaller than anticipated. The weather
throughout the state is fair, and large
vote is reported as being cast.
New YORK, Nov. S.-Twenty two out of
"a assembly districts in the city gave
Nico l, rep, for district attorney 1854,
Fellows, dem., S6,674, Post, united labor,
26,S70, Soaring. prob, 1921, Minierre,
SOC, 474. Nicoll admits his defeat by
about 10000.
New York, Nov. S-The republicans
explain their local defeat by saying that
the republicans who went for George last
year have stood by him while the demo
Gratis have gone back to their party. The
complete vote for district attorney is:
Nicoll 73,0O4, Fellows 93,906, Post O6O5.
New YORK, Nov. S.-The interest shown
by the public in the election is nearly
equaied as in presidential years. At the
respective headquarters, in frontsof the
newspaper offices, around tickers aud
wherever any information as to the result
could be CLEANED, great crowds gathered
and cheered as the news that pleased
them came in. Madison square was literally
packed with people who gazei for hours
at the public stereopticon that published
Ggurea aud the newspaper row was next
30 impossible. At the republican head
quarters the committee gave up the local
contest early, but continued to claim the
state for some time. The democra
were jubilant all around.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

BEN BUTLER argues that no laws could
be passed by the states affecting rights
of property and life, so far as foreigners
are concerned, different from those in
force when the immigrants came into the
country. Suppose a state had system of
capital punishment for murder when a
foreigner settled within its limits, and
should afterward abolish hanging and
substitute imprisonment for life in capi-
rights have to be hanged if he should
afterward commit a murder? Old Ben is
getting silly.
NUT coal for dom estic uses has been
advanced two dollars and a half u ton
above the summer price of 1885, and it
is now dollar ton higher than it was
l&t August. The coal OCTOPUS" is as
much worse than the gas OCTOPUS" as
the number who consume coal is greater
than the number of gas consumers. At
the same time, the coal nang keeps wages
at the mines down to starvation rates, and
then makes the strikes that follow an ex-
cuse for advancing prices. What is want
cd is q prosecuting officer who will en-
force the laws against rings of coDspira-
tors and forestallers as we'll as against
rings of boodlers.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

SIMPLE trusts were thought ba enough;
but now we are threatened with combi-
nation of trusts. The cotton-seed oil
and the Standard oil trusts are arranging
IN
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

ACCORDING to Dennis Kearney there
are now more than 1900 CIinamen in
the city of New York. Ten years ago, he
adds, there were only 100.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

GEORGE SrRAUT director of the Chi
cego g. Alton railway dropped dead in an
elevator in Chicago building Monday,
morning. The cause was heart disease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
Grant Gets Black Eye all Over the
Rural Districts. Cleveland Cohorts
GloriouSly Triumphant.
Democrats Sweep Virginia and This
Means Democratic United
States Senator.
They Also Make Large Gains in Iowa
Where the Legislative Ticket
is Very Close.
Large Democratic MajoritieS in Mary
land and Democratic Gains
i'll Pennsylvania.
IN NEW YORK.

New YORK, Nov. Herald bull etin
says New York state has gone democrat
io by $4,000 to 1s,CoO majority. The Sun
says Georges vote will not reach Gu 900
in New York state.
New YORK, Nov. S.-The Sun claims
that Malone is defeated in Virginia and
that United States democratic senator
will succeed him.
NEw YORK, Nov. 9.-3. q. m.-The total
estimated plurality of Cook over Grant
in the state at this hour is 10000.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

THE shocking report comes that two
Wisconsin men, riding on the cars, start
ed on wager to zee who could tell the
bigge lie. One of them begun-"The
gentleman who compiled those land grant
tables" -- stop right there" said
the other man, and take your money. L
can't go ahead of that"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

CHAmBERIAI AIN, member of parliament
arrived at New York, Monday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

IT is not usual that you find as refresh
ing frankness in republican newspaper
as this from the st. Louis Globe:
.If the health of Jeff Davis is seriously i'm
paired, we hope the republican nationai commit
tee will at once employ the best medical talent
In the United States to take charge OF the old
gentleman.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

MALtEToA, the deposed king of Samoa
III his letter to the American and British
consuls just before his surrender to a
German naval officer, very properly re-
fers TO the promises of protection both
made to him when Chief Tamasese first
began to make trouble on the island.
That these promises were made is known
at Washington, but the public has very
little information about the latter history
ticly on the fence at present, without re-
cognizing the claims of the new king
Tamasese nor protesting against the alb
duction of the late king by the Germans.
When last heard of that deposed mon
arch was aboard the Albstross whose des-
tinntion was supposed to be German New
Guinea.
The Canadian papers, especially those
of the opposition, are OVERRIDING the
Chamberlain alarm ,business. They
continue te call upon the British govern
ment to withdraw his name from the
fisheries commission on the ground that
Americans of all shades of political
opinion"--to use the words of the Toron-
to Globe, dislike him. England is given
fair notice that unless Chamberlain is
withdrawn she must assume the enor-
nous responsibility for the dreadful
troubles likely 50 come from the failure
OF the pending negotiations" Nothing
that Mr.. Chamberlain can say in England
will prevent discussion of the fisheries
question on its merits at Washington.
And, moreover, he is not Canada's rep
resentatlve, but Great Britaiu's. The
Dominion has been for over year clam
oring for commission. It has got one,
and arguments and not bad names are
now in order.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
State Historical Society

The Fifth National bahk of st. Louis
has failed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

confidently be expected that Sybaris will
yield an enormous archaeological treas
ure in as good condition.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11
POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Genera! L. S. Bragg, instead of being
di7pirited ly the little game of the politi-
cal veterans of the Iron Brigade, is in
better health than for long time past
He has spent largo part of the summer
out of doors and is vigorous and quite his
old self
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

lie has spent largo part of the summer
out of doors and is vigorous and quite his
old self
General Ginty spent Sunday in Madison
lie is said TO have been closeted with ex-
Senator Burrows and State Treasurer
Harshaw. lie spent last week in Milwau-
kee His visits TO Henry Payne, John
Eldrcd, Horace Rublee and other "kid'
republicans make reasonable clear the
object of his sojourn in tho Cream city.
The story goes that Senator Sawyer put
his chubby hands on the generals
shoulder and declared: II hopo your get
there, my boy, and jes' call on me if
can help YOU" The father of the ex-
bas eballist of Oshkosh is said to be CON
vinced that he BALANCED his account with
Hod Taylor when he gave the latter the
agency of tho ST. Croix land grant, which
is supposed to bo tho foundation of the
handsome fortune Taylor now enjoys.
Marshall Nj. htrkmon, comptroller of
the Northwestern railway in brief
conversation to reporter Saturday
said: "Mr. Cleveland has given the
country good, safe, conservative admin
istration and ia likely to be renominated
and reelected. l have met numbers of
prominent republicans lately who are
tired of the barnaoles of their party,
and do not want a change. For years
there were conservative business men
who voted the republican ticket because
they feared to trust the new party with
national affairs. That fear has been
fully dissipatod by Cleveland's admins
tration, and the democratic vote in 1855
will consequently be larger and more en-
thusiastic." Mr.. Kirkman is indepen
dent in politics, but man of iudu
ence
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-11

Three Tickets in the Field Democrats Vie.
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